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Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:52:22 -0800

From the page: "Comic book lettering has some grammatical and aesthetic traditions that are quite unique. What follows is a list that every letterer eventually commits to his/her own mental reference file. The majority of these points are established tradition, sprinkled with modern trends and a bit of my own opinion having lettered professionally for a few years now."

Gamasutra - Features - Gamasutras Top 20 Trends of 2008

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:47:57 -0800

There are so many exciting and relevant changes happening in the game industry right now, it's difficult to keep abreast of them. With that in mind, we created a list that covers the breadth of the industry as best as possible -- an industry that is going through a major evolution.

CPJs 2008 prison census: Online and in jail - Imprisoned - Committee to Protect Journalists

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:27:04 -0800

Reflecting the rising influence of online reporting and commentary, more Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than journalists working in any other medium. In its annual census of imprisoned journalists, released today, the Committee to Protect Journalists found that 45 percent of all media workers jailed worldwide are bloggers

Why Somalia Matters | vanityfair.com

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:17:45 -0800

The "Black Hawk Down" battle of 1993 didn't end U.S. involvement in Somalia. Far from it. In recent years, America has quietly fought a proxy war there in the name of anti-terrorism. The results have been dismal: insurgency, bloodshed, pirates.

Mumbai under attack - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:51:38 -0800

"Late Wednesday night, Mumbai, India found itself the target of a ferocious terrorist attack, and the situation remains unresolved even now, three days later."

Roger Eberts Journal: My Old Gang Archives

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:52:14 -0800

The celebrity culture is infantilizing us. We are being trained not to think. It is not about the disappearance of film critics. We are the canaries. It is about the death of an intelligent and curious, readership, interested in significant things and able to think critically. It is about the failure of our educational system. It is not about dumbing-down. It is about snuffing out.

Reinventing Humanity

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:43:10 -0800

Ray Kurzweil sees a radical evolution of the human species in the next 40 years. The merger of man and machine, coupled with the sudden explosion in machine intelligence and rapid innovation in gene research and nanotechnology, will result in a world where there is no distinction between the biological and the mechanical, or between physical and virtual reality.

Alone Together

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:50:22 -0800

New York Magazine has an extensive and interesting piece arguing that 'urban loneliness' - the idea that people in densely populated cities are more lonely than people in the country, may be a myth. The article looks at recent concerns, partly driven by popular books, that single living and hence loneliness is massively increasing in America.

Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web - (37signals)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:44:55 -0800

To clarify, my definition of design goes beyond aesthetic qualities and into areas of maintenance, cost, profitability, speed, and purpose. However, I still think that the Drudge Report is an aesthetic masterpiece even though I also consider it ugly. Can good design also be ugly? I think Drudge proves it can.

The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time : Rolling Stone

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:03:54 -0800

This summer, Rolling Stone asked artists - including Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards and many others - along with journalists and industry insiders to name their favorite singers of the rock era. Those ballots were recorded, tabulated and verified. See the full list here on one page, along with descriptions of each singer and song samples.